mount the high horse

verb

To get on one's high horse.

Meanings

verbmount the high horse (third-person singular simple present mounts the high horse, present participle mounting the high horse, simple past and past participle mounted the high horse)

present singular third person mounts the high horse · participle present mounting the high horse · participle past mounted the high horse · past mounted the high horse

  1. archaicTo get on one's high horse.
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